Lead Shot Ammunition

As the hon. Gentleman said, the shooting of birds with lead shot has been going on for many centu...

It is not a case of the vast majority of members of the public speaking out on an issue such as t...

In advance of the debate I talked to a number of clay pigeon shooting grounds in and around my co...

The hon. Gentleman makes a good point, but there are alternatives that could be looked at. We are...

Order. For those who are new to one-hour Westminster Hall debates, it might be helpful to say tha...

May I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and ...

If toxicity is not a problem, why does the Food Standards Agency advise frequent eaters of lead-s...

I am grateful for that intervention. I have not yet said, and I am not sure that I will say, that...

I am listening closely to my hon. Friend. Will he address my concern that steel shot ricochets, w...

My hon. Friend makes a good point. We have to consider all these things in the round. It is no do...

It is a pleasure to speak about this issue, and I thank the hon. Member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rh...

I begin by reminding Members that I am the chairman of the all-party group on shooting and conser...

When most people think about shooting, the picture that they have in their heads is often all too...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies, and to be acting as picker-up for t...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I congratulate my hon. Friend the M...

The hon. Gentleman said that there is no safe level of tolerance for lead, but we have heard this...

Just because there is a level of tolerance does not mean that it is not dangerous. Somebody may s...

Can the hon. Gentleman point to any evidence of any premature deaths caused by lead poisoning? In...

The hon. Gentleman makes a great point: I cannot provide that particular piece of evidence, but w...

The hon. Gentleman is quoting evidence, but the crucial point is that if he wishes the Government...

I am certainly not mischief making. I support the countryside and everything else. As I said to t...

Order. May I say to the hon. Gentleman that the time has also come for him to conclude his remark...

I am on my last paragraph, Mr Davies. Like so many other hon. Members taking part in the debate, ...

Let me begin by congratulating the hon. Member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (Gerald Jones) on s...

I am intervening simply on the point about lack of compliance in relation to shooting wildfowl ov...

I was going to come on to that. The hon. Gentleman highlighted a DEFRA study that did show—he is ...

I thank hon. Members for their contributions in this important debate. I mentioned during my spee...